Chapter 60: These Humans Are Absolutely Perverts! Beasts!

"Husband!"

Seeing that the Poisonous Scholar's severed arm had regenerated, a flash of pleasant surprise immediately crossed the Poisonous Madam's eyes.

Originally, she had abandoned all hope, even believing that the little fox spirit was simply toying with the two of them on purpose. She had planned to bury the Poisonous Scholar and spend the rest of her life fighting the Tushan fox spirits to the bitter end.

Never had she expected that when mountains seemed to block the way and rivers seemed to end, a new village would appear amidst the dark willows and bright flowers.

It turned out that this little fox spirit was not intentionally toying with her, but simply lacked proficiency in her craft...

Thud!

Seeing that the Poisonous Scholar's injuries had gradually stabilized, the Poisonous Madam dropped to her knees once more before Tushan Yaya.

"Thank you, benefactor, for your life-saving grace! The kindness shown today is as great as giving us a second life!"

Tushan Yaya waved her hand somewhat awkwardly.

Although the demon had indeed been saved, the sheer awkwardness of nearly treating someone to death just moments ago was all too real.

"No need. Just make sure you don't go around bullying the humans you capture in the future."

"We shall engrave your teachings upon our hearts, benefactor."

Wangquan Baye observed the entire exchange between the two demons. At that moment, the guard in his eyes as he looked at Tushan Yaya lessened considerably.

"Young Masters."

As she watched the Poisonous Madam and the Poisonous Scholar support each other and gradually fade into the distance, the voice of Dongfang Huaizhu rang out from behind.

"Lady Huaizhu."

Wangquan Baye turned around and offered a smile to Dongfang Huaizhu.

"This is my younger sister, Dongfang Qinlan. Qinlan, hurry and thank the two benefactors. If not for them saving you from the demons this time—"

"You were the one who slashed that many-eyed freak with a single blade just now, right? So cool!"

Instead of looking at Wangquan Baye, Dongfang Qinlan stared at Yang Qingyuan with stars in her eyes.

Thanks to the divine fire of the Dongfang family, Dongfang Qinlan had cleansed herself of the Poisonous Scholar's venom long ago.

Naturally, she had witnessed the entire battle between Yang Qingyuan and the Poisonous Scholar.

That very "many-eyed freak" who had inadvertently ensnared her elder sister Dongfang Huaizhu and the other three "little trash" stood completely powerless before this masked hero!

Now that was what you called a true powerhouse!

Far stronger than those three blowhards who had been boasting back at the inn!

"Qinlan..."

Dongfang Huaizhu glared at Dongfang Qinlan, then turned to Wangquan Baye and Yang Qingyuan with an apologetic smile.

"Forgive me, my sister is young and lacks manners. I hope the two young masters will not take offense."

"It's no trouble at all. Truth be told, I didn't contribute much to subduing those two demons," Wangquan Baye shook his head.

"Those three down below look somewhat familiar. Chi Huo of the Chi family, Shi Tang of the Shi family, and Ximenchuisha, a rising newcomer of the Taoist Alliance. Tsk tsk, all prominent figures, it seems..."

Yang Qingyuan crossed his arms, a trace of banter flashing in his eyes.

Compared to the fame of these three, the reputation of their Masked group could truly be considered a drop in the ocean.

"Prominent figures, my foot! Weren't they just running their mouths about being the leading figures of this generation in the Taoist Alliance, only to get bundled up together by the many-eyed freak? In the end, didn't they still have to rely on my sister's divine fire to detoxify them?"

Dongfang Qinlan curled her lip in utter disdain.

"Qinlan!"

"Oh? Leading figures?"

Yang Qingyuan glanced with avid interest at the three individuals sitting cross-legged in meditation below, then suddenly gripped his tri-pointed double-edged spear and hurled it forcefully toward them.

The instant they sensed Yang Qingyuan's movement, the three men were startled and hurriedly leaped up from the ground.

"Bastard! What are you doing?!"

Shi Tang stared furiously at Yang Qingyuan.

The other two remained silent, but their complexions were undeniably grim.

Yang Qingyuan ignored them. Channeling his spiritual power, he used the tri-pointed double-edged spear planted in the ground as a lightning rod, weaving a dense web of electricity around everyone.

Crackle, crackle, crackle!

Almost the moment the lightning net formed, wisps of white smoke began to rise from it.

"That is... demon venom?!"

The group looked on in sudden shock.

For demon venom to infiltrate this close without a sound—the proficiency of the demon wielding such poison was simply beyond imagination.

"Does that mean... the masked hero was actually saving us just now?"

Realizing this, and recalling his earlier rudeness, a wave of shame instantly flooded Shi Tang's face.

"Sword Master?"

"Mm, I feel it. A demonic energy far surpassing those two demons from earlier."

Wangquan Baye nodded with a solemn expression, his hand already gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Such demonic energy... there is only one in this realm who possesses it: the Southern Overlord, Huan Du Qingtian!"

"Daddy, it's them! Beating the Poisonous Scholar and the Poisonous Madam was one thing, but they actually subjected the Poisonous Scholar to cruel and unusual torture right in front of the Poisonous Madam! I just saw with my own eyes how they used some unknown method to make the Poisonous Scholar bleed profusely every now and then! These humans are simply a bunch of perverts! Beasts!"

Down below, a childish voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked down to see a hunched old man dressed in distinctive southern attire, beside whom a little girl with chubby, pink cheeks was angrily leveling accusations.

"You're the pervert!"

Tushan Yaya immediately shouted back at the top of her lungs.

"If you're not a pervert, why did you torture the Poisonous Scholar like that?!"

"I was saving his life!"

"Saving him? Do you take me for blind?"

"Little brat, I'd say you're the blind one! Didn't you see him bouncing away on his own two feet at the end?"

柏"I didn't see that, because halfway through I couldn't bear to watch anymore and went to fetch my imperial father!"

...

While Tushan Yaya and the little girl argued, the old man, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke: "Within the borders of my Southern Kingdom, to dare bully my people in such a manner—do you assume my Southern Kingdom has no one left?"

With that, the old man took a sudden step forward. The next second, a sky-shrouding poisonous miasma rapidly enveloped the entire world.

"Altering the surrounding environment with a mere gesture—it seems he is indeed the Overlord of this land, Huan Du Qingtian, without a doubt."

As he spoke, a spark of excitement flashed in Wangquan Baye's eyes.

"I know what you're thinking. What a coincidence, I'm thinking the exact same thing."

Yang Qingyuan recalled his tri-pointed double-edged spear, excitement burning just as fiercely in his eyes.

Aside from introducing Tushan Yaya to Wangquan Baye, another purpose of this trip to the Southern Kingdom was naturally to try exchanging blows with a true demon-emperor-level powerhouse.

"What do we do? All our retreat routes are blocked by the poisonous miasma. We can't escape!" Ximenchuisha cried out anxiously.